A pair of campus holiday traditions dovetailed near dusk Wednesday: the fifth annual decorating of the Veterans Tree outside Madigan Library and the lighting of the oversized greeting cards on the mall.
A commencement ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 22, for the nearly 320 Pennsylvania College of Technology students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2018 semester. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, with 235 students expected to march.
The theater of battle fills with participants and spectators. Action heats up in the competition cage. A steady hand on the controller ... and in capturing the contest on cellphone video. The makings of a winner? Penn College hosted battles of ingenuity during SWORD Fall Fights 2018 in the Field House.
A free family-style Thanksgiving dinner was served to 620 students Monday night − the equivalent of three full seatings in the Keystone Dining Room! − and an earlier "Soup for the Soul" benefit helped ensure that such bounty could be shared by those struggling with food insecurity.
Three aviation students, who didn’t realize each other had signed up for the leadership series until their first boot camp class, enjoy the final festivities. From left: Brent H. Thomson, Kate M. Ruggiero and Kerelos M. Bekhit. Moore delivers an inspiring talk on the initiative and persistence involved in being a leader. Amanda J. Confer (left) receives her certificate from Bressler.
An acknowledged leader among his classmates and fellow veterans alike, Efrem K. Foster, an applied management major from Williamsport, finds another familiar face. Karen E. Wright, graduation assistant in the Registrar's Office, distributes tickets to December's commencement ceremony. Taking near-final steps toward a date with their diplomas are Rachel J.
Applied human services majors LaTricia M. Scutching (left), of Plymouth Meeting, and Estee E. McLaughlin, of Muncy, stand before a treeful of encouraging and motivational messages. Seth Fredericks, a certified recovery specialist with the West Branch Drug & Alcohol Abuse Commission, shares his personal journey and his professional experience.
Stars, stripes and a patriotic serving line Giveaways – everyday reminders of selfless service – are offered by college veterans organizations. Empty tables across campus, courtesy of the college's Veterans Affairs Office, pay silent tribute to fallen heroes. Students pay tribute through their patronage of Bush Campus Center dining unit.
To celebrate National STEM Day, Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed nearly 100 high school students to campus on Nov. 8. “STEM” is short for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Mere days before the 100th anniversary of World War I's end, a visiting associate professor of European history at Notre Dame transcended the numbers normally used in assessing casualties ... talking instead of the emotional upshot and psychological toll that lend deeper understanding to the staggering loss.
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